Two-part roasting pan

ABSTRACT

A two-part roasting pan made of unglazed porous earthenware has the inner surface of its lower part, namely the bottom and the side walls thereof, provided with integral spaced parallel ribs which engage and support a roast placed in the roasting pan.

United States Patent Bay [ 1 May 2, 1972 [54] TWO-PART ROASTING PAN [72]Inventor: Eduard Bay,'I-Ioh1strasse 26, Ransbach,

Baumbach, Germany [22] Filed: May 4, 1970 21 Appl. No.: 34,241

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Jan. 17, 1970 Germany ..G 7001434.5

[52] U.S. Cl ...l26/390, 99/425 [51 Int. Cl. ..A47j 37/00 [58] Field ofSearch ..220/72, 83; 126/369, 390;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,061,610 11/1936 Burnette..126/390 235,961 12/1880 Praetorius 106/45 2,765,728 10/1956 Pearce.126/390 X 313,092 3/1885 Mayes ..220/72 2,622,187 12/1952 Welch..126/390 UX 2,875,683 3/1959 Burns ..126/390 UX FOREIGN PATENTS ORAPPLICATIONS 974,180 1 l/1964 Great Britain ..220/72 PrimaryExaminer-Charles J. Myhre Attorney-Singer, Stern & Carlberg [5 7]ABSTRACT A two-part roasting pan made of unglazed porous earthenware hasthe inner surface of its lower part, namely the bottom and the sidewalls thereof, provided with integral spaced parallel ribs which engageand support a roast placed in the roasting pan.

2 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures Patented May 2, 1972 3,659,585

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ATTOZM/EVJ Patented May 2, 1972 3,659,585

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fdzzarcz Bay w lama I ATTOP/VEVS TWO-PART ROASTING PAN The inventionrelates to a two-part ceramic roasting pan made of unglazed porousearthenware and comprising a hollow lower part and a curved upper partserving as a cover.

For the purpose of using the roasting pan of the invention, the pan isplaced for some time in water so that the pores in the walls of the panare filled by suction with water. This water in the pores is given offagain from the pores during the heating operation so that the roast inthe pan, for instance comprising a piece of meat, particularly poultryor fish is always being roasted in a humid atmosphere and does not dryout.

The roasting pan for the purpose of heating the same is introduced intoa roasting oven so that all sides of the pan are heated uniformly.

The food in the roasting pan may be roasted without any basting or othermanipulations and remains juicy.

Experience has shown that it is often unavoidable that the meat adheresto the inner wall and the bottom of the roasting pan. This injures oftenthe outer surface of the meat and results in a poor appearance. One hasproposed already the insertion of roasting bars on the bottom, but itwas discovered that this alone is not sufficient to prevent an adherenceof the meat at all places.

The object of the invention is a two-part roast-ing pan in which theadherence of the roast is avoided for all practical purposes.

In accordance with the invention the inner wall, including the bottom ofthe lower part of the roasting pan, is provided with projections and/orrecesses for placing thereupon the roast.

The projections and recesses are produced during the molding of theroasting pan, so that any inserted roasting bars are eliminated.

The drawings illustrate by way of example two embodiments of theroasting pan of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the lower part of a roasting pan;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of another embodiment of the lower part of aroasting pan, and

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of a complete two-part roasting pan.

Referring to FIG. 1, the lower part 1 of the hollow roasting pan made ofunglazed porous earthenware is provided on its hollow inner face withsubstantially spaced parallel longitudinal ribs 2, 3 and 4 which extendcontinuously over the two short end walls and the bottom wall, while thetwo longer side walls are provided on their inner faces with transverseribs 5, 6, 7 and 8, 9, and 10 respectively, the lower ends of whichterminate at the perimeter of the substantially rectangular bottom wall.

In the modified construction of the lower part 1' of the roasting panillustrated in FIG. 2, the inner face of the roasting pan is providedwith substantially spaced parallel transverse ribs 1 1, 12, 13 and 14,which extend continuously transversely over the longer side walls andover the bottom wall. The remaining shorter end walls are provided withthree substantially spaced parallel ribs 15, 16, 17 and l8, 19, 20respectively, extending from the outer edge of the roasting pan to theperimeter of the substantially rectangular bottom wall.

The ribs are preferably molded integrally with the bottom part of theroasting pan when the latter is shaped of the ceramic material formingthe unglazed porous earthenware, so that no special roasting barsrequire to be inserted. The ribs are of such shape that grooves areformed in the inside wall of said lower part of the roasting pan.

In this manner the making of the lower part of the roasting pan issimplified and the cleaning thereof does not cause any difficulties.

The upper part or cover 21 of the roasting pan is preferably likewisemade of unglazed porous earthenware, but may also be made of transparentheat resistant glass which permits an observation of the roast in thelower part 1 or 1 In accordance with the invention the roast for allpractical purposes rests only on or engages only the ribs in the lowerpart of the roasting pan, so that a large surface adhering of the roastor the skin of the roast to the inner wall of the roasting pan isavoided.

What I claim is:

1. In a roasting utensil of unglazed porous earthenware, a pan-shapedlower part having a bottom surrounded by upstanding integral side walls,and a removable cover part supported on the upper rim of said sidewalls, said pan-shaped lower part being provided with a series ofsubstantially parallel ribs integral therewith and extending across thebottom of said lower part and up said side walls at opposite edges ofsaid lower part, and another series of spaced ribs integral with saidside walls and extending from the bottom of said lower part to the upperrim of said side walls in a direction forming an angle with saidfirstmentioned series of ribs, whereby a roast placed in said lower partof the utensil rests upon and against at least a number of said ribswithout closing the pores in the spaces between said ribs.

2. A roasting utensil as set forth in claim 1, in which said side wallsare inclined outwardly from the bottom of said lower part, and said ribson the side walls diverge slightly from the bottom toward the upper rimof said side walls.

1. In a roasting utensil of unglazed porous earthenware, a panshapedlower part having a bottom surrounded by upstanding integral side walls,and a removable cover part supported on the upper rim of said sidewalls, said pan-shaped lower part being provided with a series ofsubstantially parallel ribs integral therewith and extending across thebottom of said lower part and up said side walls at opposite edges ofsaid lower part, and another series of spaced ribs integral with saidside walls and extending from the bottom of said lower part to the upperrim of said side walls in a direction forming an angle with saidfirstmentioned series of ribs, whereby a roast placed in said lower partof the utensil rests upon and against at least a number of said ribswithout closing the pores in the spaces between said ribs.
 2. A roastingutensil as set forth in claim 1, in which said side walls are inclinedoutwardly from the bottom of said lower part, and said ribs on the sidewalls diverge slightly from the bottom toward the upper rim of said sidewalls.